The Rise of Silas Lapham The Rise of Silas Lapham

The Rise of Silas Lapham

William Dean Howells

Publisher Description

The story follows the materialistic rise of Silas Lapham from rags to riches, and his ensuing moral susceptibility. Silas earns a fortune in the paint business, but he lacks social standards, which he tries to attain through his daughter's marriage into the aristocratic Corey family. Silas' morality does not fail him.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
1885
1 January
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
537
Pages
PUBLISHER
Public Domain
SIZE
302.9
KB

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